Aucassin and Nicolete · early 13th century
Section 32 (said)
Translated by Andrew Lang (1887)
Then speak they, say they, tell they the Tale:
When Aucassin beheld these marvels, he came to the King, and said, "Sir, be these thine enemies?"
"Yea, Sir," quoth the King.
"And will ye that I should avenge you of them?"
"Yea," quoth he, "with all my heart."
Then Aucassin put hand to sword, and hurled among them, and began to smite to the right hand and the left, and slew many of them. And when the King saw that he slew them, he caught at his bridle and said,
"Ha! fair sir, slay them not in such wise."
"How," quoth Aucassin, "will ye not that I should avenge you of them?"
"Sir," quoth the King, "overmuch already hast thou avenged me. It is nowise our custom to slay each other."
Anon turned they and fled. Then the King and Aucassin betook them again to the castle of Torelore, and the folk of that land counselled the King to put Aucassin forth, and keep Nicolete for his son's wife, for that she seemed a lady high of lineage. And Nicolete heard them, and had no joy of it, so began to say:
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Old French). Aucassin and Nicolete, Section 32 (said). Translated by Andrew Lang. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/work/aucassin-nicolete-lang/31/.
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Anonymous (Old French). Aucassin and Nicolete, Section 32 (said). Translated by Andrew Lang. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/work/aucassin-nicolete-lang/31/.